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WebCenter Portal supports only single browser tab or window viewing. It will not function properly if you try to view WebCenter Portal in multiple browser tabs or windows simultaneously.

47.1 About Portal Builder Administration

Users with the Administrator role can set application-wide properties for WebCenter Portal, create business role pages, configure defaults for discussion forums, mail, and people connection services, register producers and external applications, as well as perform other administrative duties such as editing the login page and the self-registration page.

Administrators can also manage users and roles for the WebCenter Portal, delegate or revoke privileges to and from other users, manage portals and portal templates, and also import and export portal information. For more information about the system administrator role, see Section 2.1, "Role of the System Administrator."

From the WebCenter Portal Administration page, system administrators can specify general settings for WebCenter Portal, such as application name and logo, default skin and page template, resource catalogs, landing pages, and so on; security settings, such as user and group roles and default permissions for each role; manage tools and services; and manage business, system, and personal pages.

Use this page to manage personal pages that are created by users. Users can create personal pages and set access to these pages. However, as the system administrator, you can edit personal pages created by other users.

Use this page to create and manage device groups and devices for WebCenter Portal.You can create a device group, associate various devices with it, and specify the assets, such as the skin and page template, to be used for the device group.